Category: Science

An expedition of a deep-sea trench near Australia uncovered the eerie sea spider specimens, whose glow may have been chronicled in 19th century documents.

Scientists have a new view of the ground under Los Angeles, and it’s a bit shaky. The 3D model of the Los Angeles basin shows

This brass head depicts an “oba,” or ruler of the Kingdom of Benin. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art (Public Domain)) Quick facts Name: Ancestral

In women’s reproductive years, their brains are exposed to high levels of sex hormones, and their neurons may come to depend on those hormones to

This composite image shows the progression of a total solar eclipse over San Millán de los Caballeros, Spain on, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026.

With fall now upon us, many of us will be dusting off our binoculars and telescopes ready for the longer nights this season brings. Earlier

Quick facts What it is: The nebula LHA 120-N44 Where it is: 160,000 light-years away, in the constellation Dorado When it was shared: Sept. 3

In a multicat household, it’s common to see one cat licking another. When some people see this behavior, known as allogrooming (“allo” means “another individual”)

The constellation Orion is framed by two Perseid meteors on Aug. 12, 2018, in Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah.

Scientists melted diamonds with a powerful laser to take some of the most precise measurements of the mineral’s elusive melting point — and found that

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms that hunt for cancer may do a better job when they approach the analysis as if they were a human pathologist

The Celestron StarSense Explorer DX 130AZ is a 5.1-inch (130mm) f/5 Newtonian reflector, one of many 130mm f/5 reflectors offered by Celestron. The DX 130AZ

Given that it’s the closest planet to the sun, Mercury seems like it should be the hottest planet in our solar system. However, at a

Scientists are working closely with art historians to uncover scientific documentation in historic paintings.